CHALLENGES / TASK FORCE

PERSON’S IN CHARGE

FUNCTIONS

Supply Equipment

Head:

Members:

Roxanne U. Rivera, MD Ma. Ma. Kaila A. Pareja, RN

John Mary C. Sta. Teresa

Carolina V. Adaza

●  Establish and develop an inventory system of essential medical supplies in the birthing facility

●  Develop and implement practice guidelines in the rational and safe use of essential medical supplies

Diagnostic Equipment

Head:

Members:

Ma. Eiselie V. Daraug, RN

Eugene Y. Yu, MD

Ma. Eda Cecile P. Ibe, MD
Roel S. Rojas

●  Establish and develop an inventory system of essential diagnostic equipment in the birthing facility

●  Develop and implement practice guidelines in the rational and safe use of essential diagnostic equipment.

Treatment Equipment

Head:

Members:

Eleanor F. Arcillas, RN

Amelyn S. Ulanghutan, MD

Chief Resident of Internal Medicine

Tetchie A. Castillo, RN

Ronoeliza S. Yap-Neffe, MD

●  Establish and develop an inventory system of essential treatment equipment in the Birthing facility.

●  Develop and implement practice guidelines in the rational and safe use of essential treatment equipment.

Indigency

Head:

Members:

Michelle L. Libago

Criselda A. Palomo

Ammonihah Oro

Mary Grace R. Climaco

Andreanne Louize N. Ramillano, MD

●  Practice value-based health care services.

●  Maximize use of Philhealth accreditation and benefits for the indigent pregnant patients.

●  Develop additional financial and logistical assistance initiatives for indigent pregnant patients.

Blood

Head:

Members:

Randell S. Arias, MD

Wilfredo E. Jimenez (Head medtech of blood bank)

Chief Resident of Pathology

Jehan A. Jabarani, MD

Rufaida D. Julhan, MD

●  Establish and develop a blood banking system in the birthing facility.

●  Establish and develop a blood donor recruitment program.

●  Develop and implement practice guidelines in the rational use of blood.

●  Develop and implement practice guidelines in the safe use of blood.

Medicine

Head:

Members:

Maria Lourdes T. Arquiza

Mercevel S. Burlasa

Jehana M. Julkipli-Alih, MD

Sharalene Faye E. Acaylar, RN

Maryam Fatima F. Majid, MD

●  Establish and develop an inventory system of essential medicines in the birthing facility

●  Develop and implement practice guidelines in the rational and safe use of essential medicines.

Competency

Head:

Members:

Ruvelinda Grace Uy, MD

Ana Lorna A. Engracia, MD

Sarah Jane J. Labbay, MD

Ana Margarita G. About-Olivar, MD

Joel G. Soria, MD

Loraine B. Abubakar,RN

●  Establish and develop an educational program for the system or program managers on maternal death control management system.

●  Establish and develop an educational program for the patient managers on higher level of knowledge and skills in pregnant patient management.

●  Establish and develop an educational program for the patient managers on higher level of knowledge and skills in pregnant patient management.

●  Establish and develop an educational program for the patient managers in knowledge and skills in multi or transdiciplinary pregnant patient management.

Networking

Head:

Members:

Suzanne K. Tan, MD
Jehada-Inn M. Alihuddin,MD

Chief resident of Ob-Gyne

Halid M. Tamano

Marichelle H. Valeros, MD

Maria Ellen Hope M. Jalon, MD

Angeline L. Salazar, RN

●  Make the focal birthing facility conducive to be referred pregnant patients to.

●  Motivate the referring birthing facilities and referring TBAs to make timely referral and transfer when indicated.

●  Communicate and dialogue with referring birthing facility on early referral and transfer.

●  Communicate and dialogue with TBAs on early referrals.

●  Educate the public on a healthy mindset to avoid late transfer because of unhealthy mindset.

Skills

Head:

Members:

Jaybee D. Bazan, MD

Shahradee Azza W. Harain, MD

Chief resident of Anesthesiology

Angelo Cawasa, RN

June Bryan F. Evangelista, RN

Rebecca P. Ramchand, RN

●  Ensure adequacy of number of skilled health professionals based on computed requirements.

●  Ensure provision of a system of 24/7 coverage of the maternal care service.

Mindset

Head:

Members:

Jennifer D. Araneta, MD

Shadrina T. Sarapuddin, MD

Glenda C. Granaderos-Natividad, MD

Elno Rae S. Estrada, MD

Raynette S. Retino, RN

●  Intra-facility and extra-facility based tactics (with focus on intra-facility-based tactics for the birthing facilities)

●  Intra-facility-based tactics – targeting pregnant patients and would-be pregnant patients consulting at the facility

●  Extra-facility-based tactics – targeting pregnant patients and would-be pregnant patients in catchment community who have not yet consulted at the facility.

IT

Head:

Kenneth A. Martirez

Bartolome D. Madriaga

Fatiya B. Abubakar, MD

Rufaida Julhan

●  Develop, maintain and update the ZCMC MDMS website

●  Disseminate information and updates through internet

Perinatology

Cesar Jeffrey G. Masilungan, MD

Chief Resident of Pediatrics

Evelyn L. Alamia, MD

Julieta S. Peralta, RN